American Vanguard Schedules 2012 Third Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call For Thursday, November 1st

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it will
report financial results for the 2012 third quarter ended September 30,
2012 on Thursday, November 1, 2012 before the stock market opens.

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it will report financial results for the 2012 third quarter ended September 30, 2012 on Thursday, November 1, 2012 before the stock market opens. Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO, and David T. Johnson, CFO, will conduct a conference call focusing on the financial results at 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT on Thursday, November 1, 2012. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing (201) 493-6744 – please call in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin, and ask for the American Vanguard call.

The conference call will also be webcast live via the News and Media section of the Company’s web site at www.american-vanguard.com. To listen to the live webcast, go to the web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. If you are unable to listen live, the conference call will be archived on the Company’s web site.

About American Vanguard

American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management and the control of public and animal health pests. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000® & Russell 3000® Indexes and the Standard & Poor’s Small Cap 600 Index. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company’s web site at www.american-vanguard.com.

In its public commentary, the Company may discuss forward-looking information. Except for the historical information contained in the conference call referenced in this release, all forward-looking statements are estimates by the Company’s management subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ from management’s current expectations. Such factors include weather conditions, changes in regulatory policy and other risks as detailed in the Company’s SEC reports and filings. All forward-looking statements, if any, in this release represent the Company’s judgment as of the date of this release.